Are there past, current, or future projects for launching networks w/in low earth orbit? I think it'd be effective to create an LEO, raspberry pi network for instances such as these.
Remember when Libya turned off phones and the internet to stop unrest? People thought it was ridiculous and would never happen here. We're on that trajectory.
you either comply with amateur radio restrictions (probably not what you have in mind; no encryption, licensing, etc), or you comply with FCC rules & regs. or just break a bunch of laws.
from a technical standpoint, the amateur radio folks have tossed up repeater satellites in the past. see AMSAT.
It's retaliation if Adria filed a charge against SendGrid and then was fired.
"because they filed a charge of discrimination, because they complained to their employer or other covered entity about discrimination on the job, or because they participated in an employment discrimination proceeding"
Yeah, if this is a total statement of the law's provisions, then it is probable that this is not retaliation. However, if discrimination covers making complaints about the discriminatory behavior or harassment of third parties (i.e. the gentlemen she posted the picture of), then it would. I would be interested to find out.
It really comes down to you and the things you care about.
- For example, I'm a night owl so a company like github that doesn't care about hours appeals to me greatly, http://zachholman.com/posts/how-github-works-hours/, I'll ask about their attendance policy, how late is late? How much do they frown on lateness. More importantly how does the guy supervising you feel about it.
- I hate forced pair programming, so that's the first thing I ask. if they pair program even 40-50% of the time, I'm out.
- I don't like companies that scrimp on developer tools, so I ask about the equipment they get for developers. What the budget is for each dev? How often they replace the equipment? Do they pay for developer conferences or books or their employees have to take PTO and pay their way?
- I don't like walled gardens, where devs can't influence product design, you know ... just-code-this-spec devs ... So I'll ask things like, what was the last feature a developer suggested that made it into production? This one usually stumps the fakers, you know the people who try to recruit rockstars and turn them into code monkeys?
- I ask Devs when they get time to catch up on HN and read blogs, or play around with new technology and from their responses I can usually tell if doing that stuff at work is frowned upon (No bueno) or encouraged.
- I also ask what sideprojects they're working on. just like that. If the dev looks shocked, I run. If they say something like ... "I have so many ideas and after mentioning them to x they usually become product features" ... that warms my heart. If they say something like, "I have some stuff I'm working on, but I'm still trying to see how to get it in front of people", then I'll dig deeper.
Just ask about everything and take time to actually interview the company, on the things that matter to you.
I have a prepared list of questions in evernote that I add questions to and delete stuff from as they pop in my head reading HN or just hanging out, one list for the devs, another for the managers and another for the higher ups (if I get a chance to talk to them). I have cultivated it over 2 years and it really helps me get a feel for how I'm going to get along with my potential employers, whenever I sit down to talk to anybody.
Is there a listing or resource of companies that actually respects its employees' work-life balance? After this last death march of the past six months, I'm willing to sacrifice salary for a company that plans accordingly and is not constantly in firedrill/ASAP mode. The long hours no longer justify the "competitive salary."
I find media-bestowed "best places to work" awards tend to be greatly overstated.
Look for shops with people genuinely happy to do what they're doing, and sticking with it for a long time. Often out of the limelight. Attitude toward customers /end users is also key (it should be positive).
For a time Google seemed to have this, though I believe they're slipping.
Just don't look for 'best places to work' surveys. I find that it as if they just take a random sampling of big employers. In fact you'll find Zynga on many of the lists for their 'perks'. After running circles through many hot companies for the past 8 years, I finally found a company that treats employees very well - very healthy company culturally currently. On top of it, it happens to be a big company that people would recognize but probably would have to google to remember what they do. Its not a perfect situation but I finally feel like somewhat of a human being after hopping from death march to death march which inevitably just lead to the eventual death of the project.
So I guess my advice is to open up to companies that you might not think of immediately because industries and companies have varying cultures.
Haha good question. I didn't buy one - did he use PayPal exclusively? Someone should tell him about Dwolla - he wouldn't have had to pay anything in fees!
